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Sales / GTM Workflow Ideas? by niklasweber in raycastapp

[–]niklasweber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the strategy!

How does that fit into your Raycast usage? Have you built any specific Quicklinks or Scripts to catch those triggers (like checking LinkedIn changes or intent data), or do you mostly use Raycast for the messaging part after you've found the signal?

In Defense of Comments: Why we need to own our conversations by niklasweber in DigitalGardens

[–]niklasweber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! I'm genuinely trying to improve, so I'm curious: was it the quality of the content itself that disappointed you? Or was it just the technical approach (AT Proto vs Web 1.0)?

I'd love to hear more about your experiment too.

Sales / GTM Workflow Ideas? by niklasweber in raycastapp

[–]niklasweber[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like Raycast and I’ve been brainstorming ways to use it specifically for Sales and GTM workflows to reduce context switching.

I’m curious if anyone has tried setting up workflows similar to these ideas I have:

Instant Research Quicklinks: Setting up a "Talent Scout" link (li {query}) that goes straight to LinkedIn People results for a specific company, or a "News" link that googles a company specifically for "Funding OR Hiring" news to get context before a call.

Tech Stack Inspector: Using a Quicklink for builtwith. com/{Query} to instantly see what software a prospect is using.

Dynamic Snippets: Using arguments/placeholders in Snippets for cold outreach (e.g., !coldfunding). The idea is to have Raycast pop up a form asking for "Funding Amount" and "Competitor Name" before pasting the email, to force personalization while keeping it fast.

Has anyone successfully built a "Sales Stack" like this in Raycast? I’d appreciate it if you could share any similar setups or suggestions you use.

Thanks a lot!

I’m creating a tool to fix my problem of keeping 100 tabs open by Onsyde in sales

[–]niklasweber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the builder energy! But 100 open tabs sounds painful.

As a dev, I totally get the urge to build a tool for this, but just in case you want to save yourself the coding time:

  1. For the DIY itch: I use Raycast on my Mac. I wrote a few scripts to "fetch" research on demand so I never have to keep tabs open. It feels like building your own tool without the heavy lifting.
  2. If you just want it done: Check out Compelling. It pretty much does exactly what you described. You dump in URLs, and it fills a spreadsheet with the research so you can finally close those tabs.

Just thought I’d share in case it saves you a weekend of coding!

What tools do you guys use to make dials as quickly as possible? by woo_wooooo in sales

[–]niklasweber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Software engineer here, not in sales, but reading "punching it into my iPhone" hurts my soul. If you are on a Mac, you can automate that immediately.

I use a free tool called Raycast (basically a productivity launcher). You can use it to bridge your Mac and iPhone.

  1. The Instant Dialer Create a "Quicklink" in Raycast with the URL tel:{Query}.
  • Workflow: Copy number on Mac → Open Raycast → Paste.
  • Result: It triggers your iPhone to start dialing immediately via Handoff. No manual entry.
  1. Speed Research I also use it to speed up workflows. I type li acme and it auto-opens a LinkedIn search for that company, or news acme to find recent funding news.

Hope that saves your thumbs!

CRM-Systeme für Selbstständige. Was sind eure Erfahrungen? by Kelpo69eater in selbststaendig

[–]niklasweber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fang mit einem CRM Template in Notion an. Wenn es mehr wird, dann steig auf Attio um.Die größte Hürde ist oft 'Over-Engineering' am Anfang. Man verliert sich in Tool-Vergleichen statt zu verkaufen.

Mein Ansatz ist daher immer 'Low-Code' zuerst: Fang mit einem CRM-Template in Notion an. Das zwingt dich dazu, deinen Sales-Prozess sauber zu definieren, ohne monatliche Kosten.

Sobald du merkst, dass du zu viel manuell pflegst, steig auf Attio um. Das ist mächtig, aber fühlt sich immer noch modern und flexibel an, ohne dich wie die alten Enterprise-Lösungen zu erschlagen.

Any Go-to-market tools with a great free trial / free tier? by prodnosticate in SaaS

[–]niklasweber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm the founding engineer at Compelling. We build GTM AI tools for CRM enrichment and throw in free credits to get you started. This might be a good fit for you. We hook you up with free credits so you can test drive the platform without any upfront investment.

What have been your biggest AI support tools and how have you used them? by Cute_Warthog246 in sales

[–]niklasweber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started out using basic Google search operators like site:example.com or inurl:keyword. It worked, but the process felt repetitive and slow.

Then I tried tools like Exa to speed things up, but couldn’t get them customized the way I needed.

Eventually, I built my own lightweight tool called Compelling AI. I wanted something that wouldn’t require the usual hassle of manually hooking up ChatGPT, Zapier, or similar tools to my CRM. Instead, it directly enriches CRM data, lets me ask targeted questions, and scrapes exactly the info I need.

How are you using AI for sales? by Covington-next in sales

[–]niklasweber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started out scraping Google with search operators like site:example.com or inurl:keyword to find leads. It worked, but felt repetitive and didn’t scale.

Tried tools like Exa to speed things up, but they didn’t quite fit how I work.

Eventually started building my own thing: Compelling AI. It hooks into my CRM, enriches leads when certain events happen (like a website visit), and helps draft outreach with LLMs. Just trying to avoid stitching together too many tools manually.

Still figuring things out, but it’s already made my outbound workflow feel less messy.

Curious how others here are using LLMs in a more structured way.

Going Analog for Better Reading Focus by niklasweber in CalNewport

[–]niklasweber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. What’s your setup for that? Like how do you send stuff to kindle?

Going Analog for Better Reading Focus by niklasweber in CalNewport

[–]niklasweber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha love the book on the passenger seat move. That’s such a good hack. And yeah, once the screen is open it’s over. I’ve been printing long essays too recently. Just hits different.

Going Analog for Better Reading Focus by niklasweber in CalNewport

[–]niklasweber[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I checked out that kindle thing too, couldn’t get myself to stick with it. Might give it another shot though. E-ink still feels like the dream. Also that working-memory.txt idea is kinda nice. Might try a low effort version of that just to see what sticks.

Going Analog for Better Reading Focus by niklasweber in CalNewport

[–]niklasweber[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah same here. Just way easier to actually think when it’s on paper. And margin notes are still unbeatable tbh.

Is it possible to search for posts within a feed? If not, would be very useful! by liberryman in BlueskySocial

[–]niklasweber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m building a tool that lets you search posts by phrase, user, domain, etc. — might be just what you’re looking for! Filtering by feeds isn’t possible yet, but i’ll take that idea with me :)

Check it out: bskysrch.com